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Zeb Hargett

Community Endeavors

The Final Play: A Night for McKemie Place

Bay Gourmet's Sarah Clark hosts The Final Play watch party at Crown Hall on November 7 to help keep McKemie Place, Mobile's only shelter for unaccompanied homeless women, open.
Community Endeavors

Studer Community Institute, Pensacola

Zeb Hargett visits Pensacola's Studer Community Institute to see how its Venture Mentoring Service and Building Brains programs support small businesses, jobs and early learning.
Community Endeavors

USA By The Bay, Fairhope, Alabama

South Alabama's Margaret Sullivan shares how the USA by the Bay lecture series brings the University to Fairhope, with 22 guest speakers so far and more planned.
People & Business Profiles

Bert Thornton: The Gorilla in the Room!

There’s a true story about a time when Bert Thornton visited a Waffle House in Gulfport, Mississippi, and noticed a lackadaisical mood among the employees. In the middle of serving lunch to a packed house, Bert, a former Georgia Tech football player, called a timeout.
Musings From The Cove

Defending the Mullet: A Convoluted Tale of Good Times in a Small World!

A next-door neighbor's Land Rover Defender obsession unravels into a wild, interconnected story spanning Nantucket, the Flora-Bama Mullet Toss, and a delivery of fresh Gulf Coast mullet.
Community Endeavors

Engagement Equals Opportunity: Lewis Bear, Jr. College of Business

What is it about a college campus that impacts our communities? This is not a political opinion, but a firsthand observation from my perspective as the director of development of the Culverhouse College of Commerce at the University of Alabama many years ago.
Musings From The Cove

Musing From the Coast: Celebrating Bay Gourmet and Crown Hall and Visits with Friends

Summer is a time for scattered showers and scattered people. As we move into August, I hope you are enjoying changes of scenery and routine and the last fluid activities that the end of summer often brings.
Community Endeavors

The Arc Gateway: A Story About Community

One of the things I enjoy most about writing these stories is discovering how connected our community really is.